President of European Parliament condemns attacks on Baha’is

President of European Parliament condemns attacks on Baha’is
July 8th, 2010
European Parliament

[At the opening of the Strasbourg plenary session of the European Parliament on 5 July, President Jerzy Buzek condemned recent attacks on the Baha'i community in Iran and the ongoing use of the death penalty there, including for minors.]

“Parliament’s President Jerzy Buzek opened this week’s Strasbourg session by voicing sorrow at the recent floods in Romania, Asturias (Spain) and other parts of Europe. He also condemned recent attacks on the Baha’i community in Iran and the ongoing use of the death penalty there, including for minors. Lastly, he highlighted the 10th anniversary of the death of Polish wartime resistance fighter Jan Karski, the first person, in 1942, to report on the extermination of Jews in Nazi-occupied Europe.”

Source: http://news.bahai.org/human-rights/iran/iran-update/international-reaction.html
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